Indiana Representative Edward Clere [R]

Alcoholic matters and tobacco certificates. Amends for consistency provisions allowing a manufacturer that has two types of production facilities in one building to serve alcohol from a single bar. Specifies that a person with an interest in an artis...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Various education matters. Provides that a school corporation or charter school may not charge a fee for the first five hours required to search for a record that is in an electronic format. Provides, with an exception, that a school corporation or c...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Prohibited name change. Defines "lifetime sex or violent offender" and prohibits, with certain exceptions, a lifetime sex or violent offender from changing the offender's name. Requires the local law enforcement authority in the county of conviction ...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Rehabilitation and community based services. Requires the division of disability and rehabilitative services (division) to develop a plan to establish a statewide crisis assistance system program for individuals with developmental disabilities and se...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Language development for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Provides that the director of the center for deaf and hard of hearing education (center) shall appoint an advisory committee. Requires the center to do the following: (1) Select langu...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Charter school matters. Increases the membership of the Indiana charter school board (board) from seven to nine. Authorizes the governor to appoint four members to the board, not more than two of whom may be members of the same political party. (Unde...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Various education matters. Provides that the state board of education (state board) may approve assigning a new identification number for a school that is in operation and requests a new number. Provides that the department of education (department) ...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Veterans affairs. Requires the office of judicial administration with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to identify and address the needs of veterans in the court system.[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Economic development. Provides that the Indiana economic development corporation (IEDC) may renew an enterprise zone that is established in an inactive or closed military base (enterprise zone) for not more than 10 years subject to certain criteria. ...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Agricultural matters. Provides that a county, city, town, or township may not adopt or continue in effect any ordinance, rule, regulation, or resolution prohibiting the establishment or maintenance of beekeeping on property that the person owns, rent...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Education studies. Urges the legislative council to assign to the interim study committee on education during the 2019 through 2022 interims the following: (1) The study of how to: (A) eliminate, reduce, or streamline the number of education mandates...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

First steps program. Provides that, for purposes of determining a family's income under the first steps program, a family is presumed to have an income that is not more than 250% of the federal income poverty level if the family is receiving benefits...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Consent to pregnancy services of a minor. Allows a minor who is at least 16 years of age and: (1) pregnant; (2) in labor; or (3) postpartum; to consent to health care concerning the pregnancy, delivery, and pospartum care. Requires a health care prov...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

School materials for juvenile detainees. Provides that, if a child is or will be detained in a juvenile detention facility (facility) for more than seven calendar days, the school corporation must, upon the child's parent or facility's request, provi...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Tourism development. Expires the office of tourism development (office) on July 1, 2020. Modifies the office's duties and administrative structure and transfers the duties to the Indiana destination development corporation (corporation) after June 30...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Principal dwelling land contracts. Defines "principal dwelling land contract" (contract) as a land contract for the sale of real property: (1) designed for the occupancy of one to two families; and (2) that is or will be occupied by the buyer as the ...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Various higher education matters. Changes the name of Bethel College to Bethel University and Manchester College to Manchester University and removes Saint Joseph's College with regard to the definitions of an "authorizer" of a charter school and an ...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Emergency communication disorder permits. Allows the department of education to issue an emergency communication disorder permit to an individual to serve the needs of certain students who are eligible for speech and language services. Provides that ...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Indiana ABLE account. Allows a taxpayer to make a one-time transfer from a particular college choice 529 education savings plan account to an Indiana ABLE 529A savings plan without being subject to the requirement for the repayment of tax credits.[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Charity gaming. Repeals the current charity gaming article and replaces it with a reorganized and revised charity gaming article. Raises the prize limits for when a qualified organization is not required to obtain a license for an allowable activity....[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Historic preservation and rehabilitation grants. Provides that for purposes of the historic preservation and rehabilitation grant program, the term "person" includes a nonprofit organization or nonprofit corporation. Provides that the office of commu...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

State and local administration. Changes the terminology used in the statute governing the posting of signs to promote attractions and services for the traveling public. Allows the office of the secretary of family and social services (office) to appl...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

TANF eligibility. Sets the income eligibility requirements for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program at phased in specified percentages of the federal income poverty level beginning July 1, 2021. Requires the division of family r...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

School based services and Medicaid. Provides that the office of the secretary of family and social services may apply for: (1) a Medicaid state plan amendment to provide Medicaid reimbursement for health care services and school based services to spe...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Medicaid nursing facility services. Extends the prohibition on the office of Medicaid policy and planning from including certain Medicaid recipients who receive nursing facility services in a Medicaid risk based managed care program or a capitated ma...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Housing cost information. Amends the statute concerning state rulemaking procedures to provide that if a state agency intends to adopt a rule that may increase or decrease the costs of housing in Indiana, the agency shall prepare a housing impact ana...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Expenditures of redevelopment commissions. Provides that except for property tax proceeds transferred to a school corporation or public school, including a charter school, allocated property tax proceeds may be expended for projects located outside a...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Review of category or designation of school performance and alternate diplomas. Requires the state board of education (state board) to develop alternative benchmarks, performance indicators, and accountability standards to be used in the assessment o...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Alcohol matters. Provides that a farm winery permit holder or an artisan distiller's permit holder may: (1) be the proprietor of a restaurant; (2) transfer wine or liquor from the winery or distillery to the restaurant; (3) have a window between the ...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Training for local government officers. Adds a definition of "training course" for purposes of the training requirements that are applicable to the executive, legislative, and fiscal bodies of counties, cities and towns. Requires the Indiana office o...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to recognize and congratulate Will Cooke, M.D., as the 2019 Family Physician of the Year from the American Academy of Family Physicians for his contributions to Austin, Indiana; Scott County; and all Hoosiers.[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Elimination of township advisory boards. Amends various provisions in the Indiana Code concerning township government effective January 1, 2022. Provides that on January 1, 2020, in all counties (except Marion County): (1) township boards are dissolv...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Redevelopment commission membership. After December 31, 2019, increases by one member, the membership of a municipal or county redevelopment commission (commission). Requires a municipal or county executive to appoint one member to the redevelopment ...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Innkeeper's and food and beverage tax data. Requires the department of state revenue (DOR) to provide a food and beverage tax summary monthly to county auditors, county treasurers, political subdivision fiscal officers, and commissions and boards adm...[Detail][Text][Discuss]

Infant mortality collaborative. Establishes the infant mortality reduction collaborative (collaborative) to be staffed by the state department of health. Sets forth duties of the collaborative.[Detail][Text][Discuss]